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1. Any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming
    
2. [N. Amer] A sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar
   - turtleneck [N. Amer], polo-neck [Brit], polo neck [Brit, Cdn]

1. Overturn accidentally
   "Don't rock the boat or it will turtle!";
   - capsize, turn turtle
    
2. Hunt for turtles, especially as an occupation

Derived forms: turtles, turtling, turtled

Type of: chelonian, chelonian reptile, hunt, hunt down, jersey, jumper [Brit], overturn, run, sweater [Brit], tee shirt, tip over, track down, T-shirt, tump over, turn over

Encyclopedia: Turtle, Missouri